CHECKLIST PETITION FOR ADOPTION 23 Pa. C.S.A. §2701 Documentation to be assembled in the following order: ____ Preliminary Decree – Rule 15.1A(4) ____ Final Decree ____ Important Notice – Birth Parent – 23 Pa. C.S.A. §2513(b) ____ Important Notice – Putative Father – 23 Pa. C.S.A. §2513(b) ____ Petition for Adoption ____ Attorney Caption ____ Signed ____ Petitioner is Adopting Parent ____ Verified by Petitioner ____ Consents – 23 Pa. C.S.A. §2711 If none in file: ____ Adoptee over 12 years of age ____ Spouse of Adopting Parent or Joinder ____ Husband of Birth Mother, unless rights have been terminated or Adoptee is at least 18 years of age ____ Natural Parent, unless rights have been terminated or Adoptee is at least 18 years of age ____ Guardian of incapacitated adoptee ____ Person other than Parent or Guardian having legal custody of Adoptee ____ Original Long Form Birth Certificate – Rule 15.2(b)(2) ____ Signed Certificate of Attorney's Fees and Costs – Rule 15.5(d) ____ Form H105.091 ____ Original Death Certificate if parent is deceased ____ Out-of-County Decrees – certified ____ Foreign Documents – translated ____ Report of Intention to Adopt ____ Report of Intermediary ____ Home Study ____ Notice(s) Pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. §2513(b) ____ at least ten (10) days notice by personal service, OR ____ Registered Mail, OR ____ By such means as the Court may require (See, Pa.R.C.P. 430) ____ Proof(s) of Notice – to be filed at or before the hearing NOTE: ADOPTEE AND ALL PETITIONERS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com